Internet censorship

Democracy does not automatically lead to the absence of censorship. South Korea, for example, is tightening its internet freedom and censoring "harmful" content.

One Twitter user said that using the social messaging service in China is now 'more dangerous than street demonstrations.'

Google's plans to relaunch in China violate the company's longstanding motto: 'Don't be evil.'

Communist Party moves to shut down a satirical app are squeezing Chinese people's right to laugh.

China's internet censorship is about to get a little bit heavier.

Ministry of Culture has 50 Chinese games in its crosshairs for content that’s 'harmful to social values.'

'We would obviously rather not remove the apps, but like we do in other countries, we follow the law wherever we do business,' says Tim Cook.

‘This censorship is implemented in ways that are not transparent to users.’

Chinese scientists have spoken out again on how the Great Firewall is slowing down research and blocking access to critical international data, urging authorities to take action.

U.S. universities in China avoid sensitive topics like Tibet, Taiwan and the Tiananmen Square Massacre.

China intends to 'foster a healthy, positive Internet culture' by purging comments by its nearly 700 million Internet users.

On November 11, a Taiwanese netizen said that the Chinese government was said to be testing out lifting the ban on Facebook for Chinese netizens to access it through campus networks. Therefore, a large number of Chinese netizens flooded Tsai's Facebook page, resulting in the fierce quarrel between netizens across the strait.

Freedom House has been rating the degree of Internet freedom from 2011. Iran has placed last in the last four reports, but this year China has surpassed Iran and is now the country that offers least freedom on the Net.

It is feared that many other bans are yet to come in India before the next election in 2019.